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'It's the last of the last': An iconic Puerto Rican social club in New York is fighting to survive the pandemic

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But today the room is empty, the coronavirus having stifled nightlife in all corners of the city. And the future of the Caribbean Social Club, as it's officially named, is uncertain even as the city slowly reopens. "Thank God we are still fine," Cay, speaking in Spanish, told Business Insider Today. "Almost always you see them come by the window. They call out, 'Toñita, Toñita, how are you? When will we return?' One of these days, when the politicians say.

Throughout the lockdown, Toñita has not stopped cooking food that she gives away for free to anyone who stops by on Sundays — a tradition she's done for as long as she can remember. The day of the Puerto Rican Day Parade last month, she served sausage, red beans, and rice.The Caribbean Social Club opened in 1973. At first it was mostly a baseball clubhouse, and local ballplayers would come through with wives, girlfriends, and family.

When Toñita serves up Coronas, people are drawn to the colorful rings of different figurines that adorn her fingers — today she's wearing a rooster, an owl, a kitten, a rabbit, and a lamb, among others. The rings, like her personality, have become something everyone remembers.

 

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